ABSTRACT
If the starting point for any housing regeneration project is the idea, the next stage is to test the feasibility of that thought. This is initially a desktop information-gathering exercise. The process of collecting title information is made easier by the process of land registration which exists in the UK and which means that most title information is available for instant download. As the documentation is 'unregistered', the information contained within it is only accessible to the person or organisation holding the deeds. A starting point for anyone piecing together registered title information is to obtain a 'map search'. In practice the Land Registry will rarely hold copies of everything, but will still be able to provide the key information and documentation which is required for a due diligence title check. The basic information provided by a drainage and water search is whether a particular property is connected to a mains water supply and to mains drainage.
